Butterfly Challenge: April 2017

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

#77 Butterflies +F is for Faux and/or the colour Jasmine.

Welcome back to my Butterfly Challenge. Winners results for #76 are in the post below. Please make sure you check back as it could be you. Unclaimed prizes go back into the pot and there have been a few! Thankyou all so much for continuing to play along.
I'm very pleased to announce the set of themes and colours for the coming year. I have thrown the letters up in the air this time round and the mix will be that the themes and colours will not be the same letter for each challenge. I have also sorted out some new prizes too.

I'm delighted to introduce you to my next Guest Designer.

Zajawka

(winner of #73)

My name is Monika. I live in Kraków- in the South of Poland. I have full-time job as a librarian :) In my free time I enjoy crafting, reading books and studying foreign languages.

Monika has chosen

the letter F for Faux which has been teamed with J for the colour Jasmine

So I would like to see a faux technique on your project. There are lots to choose from on You Tube and Splitcoast Stampers. These are just a few that I found. Stitching, marbling,buttons,metal,tarnished silver, washi tape, patina, crazed porcelain, tiles, brads,silk and glass. The colour Jasmine is a creamy yellow and don't forget your butterfly/ies.

You may choose to use just the letter/theme + butterfly or use the colour +butterfly.

If you make your project using both the theme letter and the colour +butterfly you will be eligible for going into a second draw to win an additional prize.

Here is Monika's card for you.

Monika used: jasmine colour card, a beautiful embossing folder, inks and hot embossing (false gold) to make this pretty delicate design.

Please visit Monika on her blog Here for more details.

Thankyou Monika for being my Guest Designer for #77.

Please take the Guest Designer badge from the side bar.

Here is my inspiration for you.

I have used faux stitching on the front and a further faux technique inside.

Please go to my blog Here for further details and photos.

The Winner may choose one item from the following prizes.

Crafts-Too Embossing Folder 'Butterflies with scrolls' + Butterfly die by Xcut

with extra goodies to complete a card or two.

To go with the above you may choose

either

Selection (A)

Selection (B)

Each selection contains the following:

Backing cardstock

Butterfly image by Hunkdory

Ribbon

Silver lace trim

Brass picture frame

Doily

Butterfly cut out

The additional prize available if

using both Faux and the colour Jasmine along with your Butterfly

Sweet Dixie

'Delicate Butterfly '

Die Cut.

Please be sure to read all the rules on the tab above

and enter your creations in Mr Linky below.

Please also state if you are only playing for fun.

Happy crafting and see you soon.

Winners #76

Thankyou to everyone who took time out of their busy Easter schedule to flutterby this past fortnight. Thankyou for continuing to play along. As the number of entries were not as many I managed to contain myself to selecting just 3 Top 3's this time but I still had a hard time choosing them.

Message for Teresa of 'Red Obsession Cards'
Please, please if you are reading this then can you either get in touch with me by the email on my side bar or by accepting my facebook friends request to you. I would love to be able to comment on your beautiful cards but can't as you are google + and your settings will not let me leave a message. I get so frustrated by this as you enter your cards regularly here and I cannot get back to you. (I have even tried leaving a message on your Etsy page).

My Top 3

In Numerical order are

(8) Karen L.

(9) Sunshinepen

(15) Loreal Blondi

Congratulations to everyone. Please take a bow and help yourselves to the Top 3 badge from the side bar.

Now onto the Winner picked by Random Org.

(1) Tina Z.

Congratulations Tina .

Please get in touch using the email address in the sidebar letting me know which prize you would like to receive shown in #75.

Please also take the Winners Badge from the side bar.

The Winner of the

Tonic Studios

'Branwen Briar '

Die Cut.

for using both Windows and the colour Rose + your Butterfly

(22) Lia

Congratulations Lia.

Please get in touch using the email address in the side bar.

Please also take the Winners Badge from the side bar.

Hope to see you all back in #77.

Wednesday, April 05, 2017

#76 Butterflies + W is for Windows and/or the colour Rose.

Welcome back to my Butterfly Challenge. Winners results for #75 are in the post below. Please make sure you check back as it could be you. Unclaimed prizes go back into the pot and there have been a few! Thankyou all so much for continuing to play along.
I'm very pleased to announce the set of themes and colours for the coming year. I have thrown the letters up in the air this time round and the mix will be that the themes and colours will not be the same letter for each challenge. I have also sorted out some new prizes too.

I'm delighted to introduce you to my next Guest Designer.

Janis

(Winner of #71)

Hi, Friends! My name is Janis Woolbright and I blog at Her Peaceful Garden. My hubby and I live in rural N. Central Idaho in the USA. I am mom to two grown kids and grandma to one precious granddaughter. Currently, we have 5 chickens and 17 or so cats. (Whiskers kept jumping into my arms while my son was taking some photos of me for this bio, so I let her join me.)

I have been crafting in some fashion since I was a kid, but started rubber stamping around 30 years ago. That hobby mostly got put on hold while the kids were growing up and I was homeschooling. When I took it back up, what a surprise to see the transformation papercrafting had experienced!

I started blogging in 2014 and have really grown as a cardmaker.....learning from the projects that many of you reading this right now have shared. My sincere thanks to you all!! My style is pretty varied, but I like to think that two words describe my crafting: playful and experimental. I love making a mess with my supplies and trying new things. :)

Many thanks to Mrs. A for her lovely Butterfly Challenges and for inviting me to be a Guest Designer!!

Janis has chosen

the letter W for Window which has been teamed with R for the colour Rose

So I would like to see a window of some description on your project. Either looking into or out from so quite a bit of scope there for you. The colour rose can be anywhere and don't forget your butterfly/ies.

You may choose to use just the letter/theme + butterfly or use the colour +butterfly.

If you make your project using both the theme letter and the colour +butterfly you will be eligible for going into a second draw to win an additional prize.

Here is Janis's card for you.

Janis completely stunned me with this beautiful stained glass window.

Something I certainly didn't think of doing.

Please visit Janis on her blog Here for more details.

Thankyou Janis for being my Guest Designer for #76.

Please take the Guest Designer badge from the side bar.

Here is my inspiration for you.

Please go to my blog Here for further details and photos.

The Winner may choose one item from the following prizes.

Signature Collection Embossing Folder 'Floral Delight' + Butterfly stamp by Dimension Fourth

with extra goodies to complete a card or two.

To go with the above you may choose

either

Selection (A)

Selection (B)

Each selection contains the following:

Backing card

Tonic cutouts

Ribbon or lace trim

Britannia word cut outs.

Mdf plaque and butterflies

Doily

Charm

The additional prize available if

using both Window and the colour Rose along with your Butterfly

Tonic Studios

'Branwen Briar '

Die Cut.

Please be sure to read all the rules on the tab above

and enter your creations in Mr Linky below.

Please also state if you are only playing for fun.

Happy crafting and see you soon.

Winners #75

Everyone has surprised and delighted me with their entries for this challenge. Thankyou all for continuing to play along. There were 4 new entrants this time and several of you did 'Repeat' entries!! 44 players and my first sort through gave me so many Top 3's that there is no Top 3 this time. It was giving me such a headache choosing that I have done a Top 6!

In Numerical order they are

(8) Elly